Siberian Holidays

Optional: Domestic flight Moscow – Krasnoyarsk.

Transfer from the Krasnoyarsk airport to the hotel, check in.

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby.

Bus city tour of Krasnoyarsk.

Modern Krasnoyarsk is changing before our eyes: in recent years alone, more than 100 fountains have been built, park zones have been created, various restaurants, entertainment complexes, nightclubs, and hotels have been opened. Our guides will make you fall in love with the city on the Yenisei. During the sightseeing tour you will see the most interesting places of Krasnoyarsk: Peace Square with a beautiful view of the Yenisei, a monument to Andrei Dubensky, the founder of the city, the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa chapel on Karaulnaya Hill, from where the city is visible in full view, Teatralnaya Square, the Yenisei embankment, architectural monuments of the 18th century, former mansions of Siberian merchants and patrons.

Lunch in a local café.

Excursion to the Krasnoyarsk Hydro Power Station in Divnogorsk, observation place “Tsar Ryba”.

Excursion to the famous observation deck in the village of Sliznevo, which is located on the edge of a steep cliff above the Yenisei. The site is decorated with a monument dedicated to the famous work of V.P. Astafiev “Tsar Ryba”. You will also see a unique structure, one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the world – the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station (only external inspection is possible, since the hydroelectric power plant is a closed security facility). In 2019, the embankment of the city of Divnogorsk was reconstructed. It was recognized as one of the best public spaces in Russia.

Return to the hotel.

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby.

Excursion to the national Park “Stolby”.

Those who have visited Krasnoyarsk, but did not get to “Stolby”, have not seen the heart of the city, its lungs, its soul! For those who love peace or active rest, for those who love to discover new places and magnificent views, for those who are looking for unity with nature, we offer an excursion to the Stolby National Park! It is here that the guests of Krasnoyarsk get the most vivid impressions of the trip. Our transport will take you to the national park, and the guide will lead you on an unforgettable walking tour (3-6 km depending on the time of year) and tell many stories about these protected areas.

Lunch in a local cafe during the program.

Return to the hotel.

OPTIONAL

VISIT TO THE YUDIN ESTATE WITH A TEA PARTY (up to 30 pax)

The exposition of the estate museum presents the heritage of Gennady Yudin (1840-1912), a merchant, distiller, bibliophile and book publisher. His lifetime fame was brought to him by the famous library, which was considered one of the largest private book collections in pre-revolutionary Russia. The history of the Yudin library reflected the tragic events of the early twentieth century – not finding buyers in Russia, Yudin sold the library to the United States, where it became the core of the Slavic Department of the Library of Congress. Here, guests are introduced to the way of life of Siberians, they are told what dachas are, they arrange dacha games that were popular in the 19th century. And, of course, guests will enjoy a Russian tea party with a samovar and bagels!

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel (or breakfast boxes), check-out.

Transfer from the hotel to the railway station.

Day on the train on Transsib: Krasnoyarsk – Novosibirsk (08:19–19:39 in 2020).

As part of the tour, you will have a unique opportunity to take a one-day trip on the famous Trans-Siberian Railway on the Krasnoyarsk – Novosibirsk segment. Such a trip uniquely combines romantic ideas of travel with absolutely nothing like landscapes and unique experiences. At one time, the Trans-Siberian Railway was hailed as “the most beautiful of the crown diamonds of the Russian Empire”; even then, this route thundered all over the world, attracting many travelers. Today, it is still the longest railway in the world, which runs from Moscow to Vladivostok.

Optional: Lunch boxes in the train.

Optional: Domestic flight Krasnoyarsk – Novosibirsk instead of train trip.

Transfer from the railway station / airport of Novosibirsk to the hotel, check in.

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby

Bus city tour of Novosibirsk with a visit to the Museum of local lore.

Do you want to get acquainted with Novosibirsk, its harsh Siberian nature, learn about its amazing past? Do you want to feel its present, feel the spirit of adventurism of the Siberian metropolis, breathe in its mood, be surprised at its scale and find out what is hidden under the mask of an industrial giant? Then we invite you to a sightseeing tour, during which you will see: the Architectural ensemble of Lenin Square, the Opera and Ballet Theatre, Pervomaisky Square, the center of the Russian Empire, the building of the city trade building, the Bulgarian House, “Siberian farmstead”. Voznesensky Cathedral, the park “Urban Beginning” – the place of the foundation of Novosibirsk, the monument to Alexander III, the embankment of the Ob River, the longest metro bridge, the left bank of the city and many others. In addition, during the tour you will visit the Novosibirsk State Museum of Local Lore – one of the leading museums in Novosibirsk.

Return to the hotel. Free time.

OPTIONAL

SPECTACLE AT THE OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE (if available) or EXCURSION TO THE MUSEUM OF OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE

You will visit behind the scenes of one of the most significant theatres in the country, visit the warehouse of scenery and wander through the intricate corridors of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater. You will have the opportunity to stand on the stage of the Siberian Coliseum.

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Excursion to Academic town with a visit to the museum of railway equipment in the open air.

The tour introduces you to the world-famous and unique scientific center, where you will learn what kind of animal was bred by a graduate of NSU living in California. You will walk around the courtyard of the university, find out why the restaurant of the House of Scientists was the best in the city and what guests visited it, see the “Valley of the Golden Minds of Siberia”, hear the story of the fox without the gene of aggression and get acquainted with the monument of the laboratory mouse, see the building of the famous technopark, the buildings of research institutes, be surprised by the stories about secret “bunkers”, the hadron collider and unknown visits of famous people. During the tour you will see Ob sea and Ob Hydroelectric dam. You will visit the Museum of railway equipment in the open air, which presents the entire history of the Trans-Siberian railway-locomotives of the early XX century, about 60 exhibits.

Lunch in a local cafe during the program.

OPTIONAL

VISIT TO THE MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOGRAPHY
(for group of at least 5 pax)

The museum was founded shortly after the organization of the first humanitarian institute in the Siberian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1964. Since then, the main task of the museum has been to demonstrate the latest achievements and finds made by archaeologists, ethnographers, archaeographers during numerous expeditions, to promote scientific knowledge about the distant past of the population of a huge region, the richness and diversity of cultures, their change, influence and mutual enrichment.

Return to the hotel. Free time.

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out.

Transfer from the hotel to the airport.

Domestic flight Novosibirsk – Saint-Petersburg (economy class).

Transfer from the airport to the hotel, check in.

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Bus city tour of Saint-Petersburg.

You will go on a journey through the history of the foundation, construction and prosperity of Saint-Petersburg from the time of Peter I to the present day. During the trip, you will see many significant architectural monuments, Nevsky Prospect with unique buildings of the 18th century, the gloomy and majestic St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Church of the Savior on Blood, famous for its tragic history. The Palace Square is the most grandiose among the squares of the city and a good example of how different styles can be combined in the most elaborate way. The General Stuff Headquarters Building and State Hermitage can be found here. The facade of the Admiralty and the Alexander Garden that is in front of it, link the Palace Square to the Senate Square. In the center of the square there stands an impressive monument to the founder of Saint-Petersburg – Peter the Great – known as Bronze Horseman.

Free time for lunch (lunch is not included).

Optional: Lunch in a local restaurant.

Visit to the Hermitage museum.

We invite you to visit the Hermitage. With the possible exception of the Louvre, there is no museum in the world that rivals the Hermitage in size and quality. Its collection is so large that it would take years to view it in its entirety at last count, there were nearly three million works on exhibit. The museum is especially strong in Italian Renaissance, as well as possessing outstanding collections of works by Rembrandt, Picasso, and Matisse. Visitors should also take advantage of its excellent Greek and Roman antiquities collection and its exhibits of Siberian and Central Asian art. Not least among the attractions of the Hermitage is the museum itself, with its fine interior decoration and architectural details.

Return to the hotel.

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel, check-out.

Transfer from the hotel to the airport.

End of the tour.